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Pterophoridae
63a0065 – 6092   Geina tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1855)
             Himmelman’s Plume Moth

© John Himmelman
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • tenuidactylus Fitch 1855 (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6092
  • cygnus Barnes & Lindsey 1921 (Pterophorus)
  • nigrociliatus Zeller 1873 (Oxyptilus)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Fitch, A., 1855. Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society, 14: 848.
    • Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.7f; p. 118. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Geina tenuidactylus
    © Lee Ruth
    Geina tenuidactylus
    © Bruce Marlin [poss. G. buskii]
    Geina tenuidactylus
    © Doug Macaulay
    Geina tenuidactylus
    © Lisa Ames [poss. G. buskii]
    Geina tenuidactylus
    © Rob Curtis [poss. G. buskii]
    Geina tenuidactylus
    © David Reed
    Geina tenuidactylus
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Geina tenuidactylus
    13mm – © Jim Vargo
    Geina tenuidactylus
    16mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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